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After Rodrigo's frustrated signing, Quique Setién said that if no striker arrives in this winter market, he will be "delighted" to continue working with what he has. "I come from the mud and I have become accustomed to working with what I have. And I am delighted. If someone better comes, but this club is prepared to compete for everything," said the Barcelona coach in the previous Cup match against Leganés .

He was happy with what he has, despite Luis Suárez's long-term injury, which will be about four months out. "It is true that we are not going to deny that it would be interesting that a player could come. But right now I have what I have, and what is to come welcome will be," he added. In addition, he gave a "good option" the departure of Carles Pérez , a player of the subsidiary that had had some weight in the team with Ernesto Valverde, towards Rome after talking with the player and the club.

On the other hand, about the cupbearer duel against Leganés at the Camp Nou, he warned of the danger he will have to overcome the tie. "There is always a tendency for all of you to think that everything is easy, but Leganés has complicated the lives of many teams, the last one Atlético de Madrid, " he said. "He is doing things well, despite the classification, and what he does, he does very well. He has improved and has a different dynamism, it is a team that can give you a dislike," he said.

After losing in Mestalla, and suffering to win almost at the end of the game to Ibiza in the round of 16 of the Cup, this new Barça de Setién must improve and assimilate the concepts quickly. But, the Cantabrian coach, recognizes that it is not easy to combine the obligation to win with the time necessary for their players to accept and match their ideas.

Imposed to the team

With the confidence of the president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, who has asked him to take his time to give the momentum to the team, which is what he was hired for, Setién acknowledged that it is not easy to have the pressure to win well present. " Having more time without the pressure of the results would always be better. We understand the difficulty of having to compete to the fullest and get points while acquiring concepts so that in the end you can see what you want," he added.

"There are things that it is impossible that we can see already on the pitch. There are things that are not easy to explain or understand, but it is a normal process. Sometimes you do not explain yourself well, but it is normal. There is no intention to reprimand anyone for that, "he said, explaining what he meant when he said, in Mestalla, that his premises might not be understood. " I find it much simpler than I thought. Many of the things we talked about I see them in training , yesterday we did a spectacular training. This morning I saw it and it has been corroborated. There are things to improve but I am delighted to see the ability of these players to understand what I say immediately, "he added in this regard.

In addition, it is clear that "it is always an option" that all the expectations that you can create are not "as positive" as you expect. " The reality is that our goal is to improve every day , and to ensure that everything we raise on the board and talk with the players, is seen on the pitch. We are clear about the path and the arguments. There are things that we I would like to see now but it is not easy to see, we have done six workouts, "he reiterated.

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